A hands-on writing class for people who want to start building their game writing portfolio.

Class Description

Interested in writing for video games? Here's a workshop highlighting the skills needed and what types of samples are typically requested in a game writing portfolio. Be prepared to write during the workshop. Existing story ideas are welcome, but not necessary, because writing prompts during class are intended to generate leads.

About the Instructor

A writer and game designer, Sande Chen has over 10 years experience in the industry. Her first game writing credit was on the epic space combat RPG, Terminus, which won 2 awards at the 1999 Independent Games Festival. She was later nominated for a 2007 Writers Guild of America award in Videogame Writing for the dark fantasy RPG, The Witcher. She runs the WGAE Videogame Writers Caucus and is SIG leader of the IGDA Game Design SIG. Find her on Twitter @sandechen and on the blog, Game Design Aspect of the Month.